Mrs. Ida, the Supper Sleuths formally thank you for gracing us with your prestigious presence.  First of all, the upcoming party at the Hickleberry County Fair is guaranteed to be a night to remember. So, make sure you both cook and look your finest, because your pie reviews are going to be written up in the local paper, and you’ll be the talk of the town!   Of course, even cooking up a gourmet feast wouldn’t be hard at all for talented you!  Below is your invitation, in case you need a reminder.  Blue ribbon winners like yourself get so many invites, and you absolutely must promise you’ll plan on being there!

Full Name: Mrs. Ida Kay Witherspoon

Favorite Animal: “My housecat.  She gets the pesky rodents in my kitchen every time!”

Favorite Vacation Destination: “Oh, I don’t dream of going anywhere, it isn’t practical.  We’ve got it all right here in town.”

Favorite Color: “Don’t toy with me!  You know it’s blue, after my blue ribbon collection!”

Favorite Food:  “Well, after my pies, I’d say my jams, and after my jams I’d say my biscuits, and after my….”

Favorite Song: “‘Come On-A My House’ by Rosemary Clooney.  That song just tickles my fancy every time I hear it.”

You are a legend in Hickeberry County, also well-known across the state for your record-winning pies and quilts.  You brag about your accomplishments and are quite talkative.  Your husband is the town’s most successful farmer, Jake Witherspoon.  You love to tell people what you think they should do, and you constantly use the phrase, “As I always say..” followed by a well-known cliché such as “What goes around, comes around,” and any others you can think of.  When people are talking around you, eavesdrop on them. Claim to be hard-of-hearing in one ear, but switch ears throughout the night, especially when it isn’t particularly flattering!  You’re also superstitious, especially susceptible to the fortune teller’s information.

Wear your hair long and straight or back in a braided bun, curlers, kercheif or otherwise older ‘do.  Do not wear much make-up unless it is to make yourself look older.  Wear a flour-stained apron over a conservative dress with pearls, and/or a brooch on your blouse/dress.  Bring an empty flask or other alcoholic beverage bottle filled with water, and do not take it out until instructed during the evening.